CXMT planned to use Samsung process data to develop DRAM, ex-engineer says

CXMT planned to use Samsung process data to develop DRAM, ex-engineer says

A former Samsung Electronics researcher has testified that ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) intended from its earliest days to develop DRAM using Samsung process data, an account that contrasts with the Chinese memory maker's description of its technology development in the prospectus for its recent Shanghai listing.

CXMT Grabbed 11.3% of DRAM Growth in 2026, but Analysts Say China's Momentum Collapses to 6.9% by 2027

Despite the booming demand for its products and aggressive plans for capacity expansion, China's CXMT is unlikely to make a significant dent in the global DRAM market, according to a research report from South Korea's Hanwha Securities. CXMT has managed to carve a place for itself in the global memory market as booming AI demand stretches the production capacity of key players. Its products are primarily targeted towards domestic Chinese firms, …

CXMT planned to use stolen Samsung IP to develop its DRAM, court hears — former Samsung engineer who jumped to Chinese memory maker now behind bars

ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), China's largest maker of dynamic random access memory (DRAM), planned to obtain Samsung's IP related to its memory process technologies in a bid to develop its own production nodes, according to testimony given in a South Korean criminal case involving leaked Samsung technology, reports Maeil Business. The company's managers allegedly had no intention to develop an in-house process technology from scratch, so…